Executive team

The executive
team ensures the continued development and progress of
the clinical trials research program, and works closely with other
CTC committees, senior academics and managers to
achieve this.

Professor John Simes

Professor John Simes, MD, MBBS,
MSc, FRACP, is founding director of CTC, an
NHMRC senior principal research fellow and a practising
oncologist.

He is a leading international
researcher in clinical trials, particularly in cancer,
cardiovascular disease, diabetes and neonatal medicine. He
currently serves on many national and international clinical trial
and research committees, including cancer cooperative
groups.

He has played a lead role in
many clinical trial initiatives nationally and internationally. He
is also the inaugural director of Sydney Catalyst, the NSW
translational cancer research centre (with over 400 researchers and
members). read more

Professor Anthony Keech

Professor Anthony (Tony) Keech, MBBS,
MSc (epidemiology), FRACP, FCSANZ, FAAHMS, is one of Australia's
leading clinical researchers. He is deputy director of
CTC, an NHMRC senior principal research fellow,
professor of medicine, cardiology and epidemiology. He is an
internationally known researcher in the field of large-scale
cardiovascular clinical trials and a consultant cardiologist.

He has led numerous trials in
cardiovascular disease and diabetes, including the long-term FIELD
study, which resulted in ground-breaking findings that simple
treatment could prevent retinopathy, amputations and renal disease.
He has established a postgraduate degree in clinical trials, and
continues to teach students and postgraduates in medicine, public
health and epidemiology. read more

She is responsible for the successful conduct of the
CTC's large-scale, multicentre clinical trials and
ensuring that trials systems, procedures and methods are of the
highest standard. Wendy is also responsible for information
management. She has a PhD in clinical trials methodology. Her
research interests include recruitment, treatment adherence and
operation of clinical trials. read more

She oversees new research contracts and grants, business
services support, and building and maintaining
mutually beneficial relationships nationally and
internationally with representatives from governments,
collaborative groups, pharmaceutical companies, and funding
providers. She has a wide range of strategic experience in the
tertiary education sector including 13 years with the Faculty of
Medicine. She has a background in science, law, business
administration and industrial property. read
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